KICK OUT the TORIES! Major: front man for unpopular Tory policies WILL John Major last, or won't he? Will there be a leadership challenge now, or in the autumn? Who will replace him? Who cares? It's all a cynical diversion from the real problem!
The Tory press is again full of speculation in the aftermath of yet another government foul-up over Europe, in the run-up to likely election defeats in council and European elections, and with the Scott Report on the Iraqgate crisis looming in the autumn.
Media bosses increasingly see Major as an electoral liability, and have bolstered those criticising his government.
But Major's abysmal poll ratings don't reflect personal hostility to him as an individual. They show huge hostility to the Tory would continue. before more damage is done. Party and the brutal Thatcherite policies foisted on working people over 15 years.
Whether John Major stays or goes, and whether he would be replaced by an outright Thatcherite 'bastard' like Portillo or a populist bastard like pits butcher Heseltine, his removal would offer no relief. Thatcherism We don't want Major removed, we want the Tories out — out of council seats, out of the European Parliament, but most importantly out of government. A massive Labour vote on May 5 will show the extent to which the government has lost any mandate to govern: and it will underline the need for Labour to press now for a General Election so we can clear the lot out
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